1697 In Sweden
Events from the year 1697 in Sweden. Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XI, succeeded by Charles XII of Sweden, Charles XII Events * In the spring, the disastrous Great Famine of Finland (1695–97), Great Famine comes to an end. Topelius, Zacharias (1899). ”Stora hungersnöden”. Fältskärns berättelser. Stockholm: Albert Bonniers förlag. P. 388-399 * 5 April - Charles XI of Sweden dies of stomach cancer, and is succeeded by Charles XII of Sweden under the regency of his grandmother, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Hedwig Eleonora. * 7 May - The royal residence in the capital, Tre Kronor (castle), burns down. * Unknown Date - Christopher Polhem starts Sweden's first technical school. * * Births * * * * * * * Helena Arnell, painter (died 1751 in Sweden, 1751) Deaths * 5 April - Charles XI of Sweden, monarch (born 1655 in Sweden, 1655) * 11 September - Agneta Rosenbröijer, noblewoman and businessperson (bo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1751 In Sweden
Events from the year 1751 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Frederick I of Sweden, Frederick I then Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, Adolf Frederick Events * January - Gustav III of Sweden, Crown Prince Gustav is engaged to Sophia Magdalena of Denmark. * 25 March - Frederick I of Sweden are succeeded by Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden. * 8 June - A great fire in Stockholm. * 21 September – The final border between Sweden and Norway is recognized. * 25 November – Coronation of Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Queen Louisa Ulrika. * The Lapp Codicil of 1751 defines the border between Sweden and Norway and secures the right of the Sami to continue their nomadic lifestyle between the borders.Store norske leksikon, retrieved 8 April 2013 * Axel Fredrik Cronstedt discovers nickel. * ''Hönsgummans visa'' by Olaus Petri Carelius Births * * 18 February – Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller, painter (died 1811 in Sweden, 1811) * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1697 In Sweden
Events from the year 1697 in Sweden. Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XI, succeeded by Charles XII of Sweden, Charles XII Events * In the spring, the disastrous Great Famine of Finland (1695–97), Great Famine comes to an end. Topelius, Zacharias (1899). ”Stora hungersnöden”. Fältskärns berättelser. Stockholm: Albert Bonniers förlag. P. 388-399 * 5 April - Charles XI of Sweden dies of stomach cancer, and is succeeded by Charles XII of Sweden under the regency of his grandmother, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Hedwig Eleonora. * 7 May - The royal residence in the capital, Tre Kronor (castle), burns down. * Unknown Date - Christopher Polhem starts Sweden's first technical school. * * Births * * * * * * * Helena Arnell, painter (died 1751 in Sweden, 1751) Deaths * 5 April - Charles XI of Sweden, monarch (born 1655 in Sweden, 1655) * 11 September - Agneta Rosenbröijer, noblewoman and businessperson (bo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1657 In Sweden
Events from the year 1657 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles X Gustav Events * June 1 – Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658): King Frederick III of Denmark signs a manifesto ''de facto'' declaring war on Sweden. * July - The Stockholms Banco is opened. * July 8 - Battle of Walk * August 17 - Battle of Dirschau * Births * - Ebba Maria De la Gardie, poet and singer (died 1697 in Sweden , 1697) * * * * * Deaths * May 5 - Anders Eriksson Hästehufvud, officer (born 1577 in Sweden , 1577) * May 10 - Gustav Horn, Count of Pori, politician (born 1592 in Sweden , 1592) * September 7 - Arvid Wittenberg, count, field marshal and privy councillor (born 1606 in Sweden , 1606) * December 5 - Johan Oxenstierna, politician (born 1611 in Sweden , 1611) * Stormor i Dalom, vicars wife and local profile (born 1594 in Sweden , 1594) References 1657 in Sweden, Years of the 17th century in Sweden 1657 by country, Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ebba Maria De La Gardie
Ebba Maria De la Gardie (1657–1697) was a Swedish poet and singer. She was the daughter of count Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie and Beata Elisabet von Königsmarck, the sister of Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie and the cousin of Amalia Wilhelmina Königsmarck and Maria Aurora Königsmarck. She was a favorite of the Swedish Queen, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark. She was active as a poet at the royal court and was given much attention by her contemporaries. She participated at the amateur theatre of the royal court encouraged by the queen, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark. In the winter of 1683-84, a group of female courtiers performed the Swedish premier of ''Iphigénie'' by Jean Racine, Racine at court. In the play, Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie acted in the part of ''Iphigenie'', Amalia Königsmarck as ''Achilles'', Aurora Königsmarck as ''Clitemnestre'', Augusta Wrangel as ''Agamemnon'', and Ebba Maria De la Gardie as ''Eriphile''. This is regarded as a significant event as the first play ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1610 In Sweden
Events from the year 1610 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles IX of Sweden, Charles IX Events * - Moscow is taken by Jakob De la Gardie during the De la Gardie Campaign. * 4 July - Battle of Klushino with the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth army defeating Sweden and Russia * - Ingrian War * -The Swedish campaign in Muscovy of 1609-1610 * * * Births * 30 July - Lorens von der Linde, (died 1670 in Sweden, 1670) * - Karin Thomasdotter, vogt (died 1697 in Sweden, 1697) * * * * Deaths * - Catherine Vasa, princess (died 1539 in Sweden, 1539) * * * References External links 1610 in Sweden, Years of the 17th century in Sweden 1610 by country, Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karin Thomasdotter
Karin Thomasdotter (Swedish; ; 1610–1697) was an official Vogt (court advocate) and länsman, in the province of Finland that was then part of Sweden. Her position as an official was near to unique for a woman of her time, particularly as she was not of noble birth. Biography She was the granddaughter, daughter, wife, mother and grandmother of vogts, and took over this position herself after the death of her spouse. She functioned as vogt in Pargas Pargas () is a town and municipality of Finland, in the Archipelago Sea, the biggest archipelago in the world by the number of islands, 50,000. The big limestone mine in Pargas is the base of the main industry and except for the central parts, t ... (now Finland) for forty years, which makes her one of the longest serving vogts in contemporary Finland. She was also one of only two females to have the position in contemporary Finland. She has been described as a person with great authority.Ohlander, Ann-Sofie. ''Tusen svenska kvin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1620 In Sweden
Events from the year 1620 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Gustaf II Adolf Events * 25 November - Wedding of Gustav II Adolf and Maria Eleonora * * Births * 4 February - Gustaf Bonde (1620–1667), statesman (died 1667 in Sweden , 1667) * date unknown - Agneta Rosenbröijer, noblewoman and businessperson (died 1697 in Sweden , 1697) * * Deaths * Axel Ryning * * * References External links 1620 in Sweden, Years of the 17th century in Sweden 1620 by country, Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Agneta Rosenbröijer
Agneta Rosenbröijer (ca. 1620 - 11 September 1697) was a Finnish-Swedish noblewoman and business person. She was a significant figure in the local history of Viborg, known for her pride, temperament and feuds, which has been the subject of many stories. Biography Agneta Rosenbröijer was born in Vyborg. She was the daughter of the burger Tönnies Antonius Bröijer, mayor of Viborg in Swedish Finland. She married in 1640 to merchant Tönnies Antonius Bröijer (d. 1652) who was engaged in commodity trading. As was usual in Sweden at the time, kept her own surname after her marriage In 1647, her father was ennobled with the surname Rosenbröijer. She took her father's new surname and became known as Agneta Rosenbröijer. Widowed in 1652, she took over the trading business of her late spouse. In 1655, she married the recently ennobled captain Peter von Gertten (d. 1671). After marriage, he left for six years to serve in the Polish–Swedish wars. After his return in 1661, the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1655 In Sweden
Events from the year 1655 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Charles X Gustav Events * The King summon the 1655 Riksdag and introduces a Reduction (Sweden) of a quarter of all lands granted to the nobility from the crown since 1632.Per Nyström: Ekonomisk frihet och rätt i svensk historia, in I folkets tjänst, artiklar i urval. Stockholm 1983. * Deluge (history) * 23 August - Battle of Sobota * 16 September - Battle of Żarnów * September 20 – September 30 - Battle of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki * 3 October - Battle of Wojnicz Births * January - Cornelius Anckarstjerna, admiral (died 1714 in Sweden, 1714) * Charles XI of Sweden, monarch (died 1697 in Sweden, 1697) * * * * David von Krafft, painter (died 1724 in Sweden, 1724) Deaths * 28 March - Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, queen dowager (born 1595 in Germany, 1595) * Anna Ovena Hoyer, writer (born 1584 in Germany, 1584) * Christian Thum, actor and theater director ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Helena Arnell
Helena Arnell-Gezelius (1697 – 1 August 1751) was one of the first painters in Finland (then part of Sweden). She was the daughter of a Swedish nobleman Jonas Lauréntii Arnell and Helena Adlerberg. In 1720 she married – doctor of theology and bishop of Porvoo. They had a son named (later Olivecreutz). After her husband died in 1733, Helena moved to Sauvo Sauvo (; ) is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland regions of Finland, region. The municipality had a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . .... Works References 1697 births 1751 deaths 18th-century Finnish painters 18th-century Finnish women artists Finnish women painters Artists from Stockholm 18th-century women painters Swedish painters {{Finland-artist-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Fire At The Royal Palace, Stockholm, May 7th, 1697 (Johan Fredrik Höckert) - Nationalmuseum - 18358
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